Dragon boat is surpassed in dragon boat festival this one consuetudinary, according to legend casts Mi Luo Jiang in Qu Yuan hind, after Hunan compatriots of place hears of, row contend for rescue, their strive to be the first, but the body that did not find Qu Yuan eventually. Common people of local common people is bent for souvenir former, delimited every year on May 5 dragon boat in order to commemorate. this is the truth, the meaning that does not have other besides?
Before the Warring States, actually people had had ground of area of our country southern Wu Yue to surpass the activity of dragon boat, the 5 dragon boat festival at the beginning of May this day, it is area of archaic Wu Yue " dragon " tribe holds the day with sacred totem. From this, knowable dragon boat festival surpasses dragon boat to be in Wu Yue area of ancient time is one kind is opposite originally " dragon " sacred activity of the totem just, why so say?
Two the mainest activities have dragon boat festival zhongzi and boatrace related to dragon. Wu Yue common people still has the relation blame deep besides of 2 boatrace and place of archaic Wu Yue to send tattoo the skin " in order to resemble Long Zi " consuetudinary. 3 ancient time at the beginning of May 5 days useful " multicoloured silk is an arm " folklore this ought to be " like Long Zi " tattoo the skin consuetudinary vestigial.
It is later only, archaic emperor establishs Qu Yuan for faithful gentleman's patriotic example, end midday regards souvenir as Qu Yuan's festival, also put in dragon boat of contest of dragon boat festival 's charge then the knot becomes commemorative Qu Yuan, it is incorrect actually.
And dragon boat festival surpasses dragon boat now besides commemorating Qu Yuan, more activities that are a kind of recreational activities and sports match property. Southern a lot of regions, turn the mood of dragon boat festival through surpassing dragon boat to the climax. But no matter be souvenir,submit original it may not be a bad idea, right still " dragon " sacred it may not be a bad idea of the totem, want people to be in one day this only everybody is happy good, it is for originally happy. Everybody, do you say?
